Where is Lincoln Lake?

Lincoln Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Lincoln Lake?

Lincoln Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet and an average depth of 9 feet. The lake covers 160.4 acres.

Are there boat ramps on Lincoln Lake?

Lincoln Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Carter Park Campground.

Can I fish at Lincoln Lake?

Lincoln Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.

Lincoln Lake

Mason County, Michigan160 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from EGLE for this lake.

Max depth

13 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

160 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

2.4 mi

Measured length

13 ft max depth

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Lincoln Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 160.4 acres.

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Water clarity at Lincoln Lake

Moderate clarity. Across summers from 2018 to 2023, Lincoln Lake averaged 1.98 m (6 ft) of visibility down into the water, so visibility is middling in midsummer, which is ordinary for a productive inland lake.

Nobody has taken a water sample here that we can find. Michigan's environmental agency measures clarity on lakes like this one from satellite images instead, which is why this page reports how clear the water is and no phosphorus or algae readings.

Clear is not the same as clean. A lake can be easy to see through and still carry high nutrient levels, and a naturally tea-stained lake can be perfectly healthy. The nutrient and algae readings on other lakes come from phosphorus and chlorophyll-a measured in a laboratory, and clarity alone cannot stand in for them.

The same satellite images put summer algae here at roughly 7.54 micrograms per litre. Estimating algae from orbit is far less exact than measuring clarity, so that figure is worth knowing and is not part of any rating.

Lincoln Lake is a 160-acre lake in Mason County, Michigan with a maximum depth of 13 feet (9-foot average). Public access is available with 1 public boat landing.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, EGLE. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Lincoln Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Boat launch1 documented ramp

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Lincoln Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Lincoln Lake

These are the measurements EGLE publishes for Lincoln Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

No clarity data. TSI undefined.

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Lake Details

Max depth

13 ft

Average depth

9 ft

Surface area

160 acres

Shoreline

2.4 mi

Recreation & Access

Boat Landings

Carter Park CampgroundSemi-private

Named access points in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory, within about 3 miles. More lakes with boat ramps

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Fishing Lincoln Lake

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Frequently asked questions about Lincoln Lake

Where is Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan. Its water-quality measurements are published by EGLE and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake in Mason County, Michigan has water-quality measurements published by EGLE, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 13 ft. Surface area: 160.4 acres.
Is Lincoln Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake has a maximum depth of 13 feet and an average depth of 9 feet. The lake covers 160.4 acres.
Are there boat ramps on Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Named access points include Carter Park Campground.
Can I fish at Lincoln Lake?: Lincoln Lake has 1 documented boat landing in the USGS National Boat Ramps inventory. Seasons, size and bag limits, and whether you need a license are set by Michigan's fish and wildlife agency, so check its current regulations before you go.